List of inventions named after places
This is a list of inventions and foods named after places.
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A-G
A cherry Bakewell
A Bangalore torpedo
Woman wearing a bikini
Chicago screws
A fez
- Adirondack chair - Adirondack mountains, USA
- Adirondack guideboat - Adirondack mountains, USA
- Angostura bitters - Angostura, now called Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
- Arbroath smokie - Arbroath, Scotland
- Axminster carpet - Axminster, Somerset, UK
- Badminton game - Badminton, Gloucestershire, UK [1]
- Bakewell tart - Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK [2]
- Balaclava - Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine [3]
- Balmoral bonnet - Balmoral, Scotland
- Balmoral shoe - Balmoral, Scotland
- Bánh mì - Saigon, Vietnam
- Bangalore torpedo - Bangalore, India
- Bath bun - Bath, Somerset, UK [4]
- Belfast truss - Belfast, Northern Ireland [5]
- Berlin - Berlin, Germany
- Bikini - Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands [6]
- Blackpool rock - Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
- Bordeaux mixture – Bordeaux, France [7]
- Bristol board - Bristol, UK
- Brummagem Ware - Birmingham, UK
- Bungalow - Bengal, India [8]
- Cambric - Cambrai, France known as Kameryk in Dutch [9]
- Camembert - Camembert, Orne, France [10]
- Calico - Kozhikode, Kerala, India known as Calicut [11]
- Cape cart - Cape of Good Hope
- Champagne - Champagne, France
- Chelsea bun - Chelsea, London, UK
- Chorley cake - Chorley, Lancashire, UK
- Chicago screw - Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Cognac - Cognac, France [12]
- Concord coach - Concord, New Hampshire, USA
- Corinthian bronze - Corinth, Greece [13]
- Cornish pasty - Cornwall, UK
- Damascus steel - Damascus, Syria
- Damask - Damascus, Syria
- Delftware - Delft, Netherlands [14]
- Denim - Nimes, France [15]
- Dresden porcelain - Dresden, Germany
- Denver boot - Denver, USA
- Dum-dum bullet - Dum Dum, West Bengal, India [16]
- Dymkovo toy - Dymkovo settlement, Russia[17]
- Eccles cake - Eccles, Greater Manchester, UK
- Elswick cruiser - Elswick, Tyne and Wear
- Eton crop - Eton, Berkshire, UK [18]
- Eton mess - Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, UK
- Fedoskino miniature - Fedoskino, Russia
- Fez - Fez, Morocco [19]
- Finnan haddie - Findon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [20]
- Frankfurter - Frankfurt, Germany
- Gordian knot - Gordium, Turkey
H-Q
A Norfolk Wherry
A Panama hat
Pomfret cakes
- Hackney carriage - Hackney, London
- Hamburger - Hamburg, Germany
- Harris tweed - Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
- Homburg - Bad Homburg, Germany
- Jeans - Genoa, Italy [21]
- Jodhpurs - Jodhpur, India
- Jena glass - Jena, Germany
- Jersey barrier - New Jersey, USA
- Jersey (clothing), Jersey (fabric) - Jersey
- Kentucky rifle - Kentucky, USA
- Khokhloma - Khokhloma settlement, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia[22]
- Lancashire boiler - Lancashire, UK
- Landau - Landau, Germany
- Leyden jar - Leiden, Netherlands [23]
- Limerick - Limerick, Ireland
- Limousine - Limousin, France [24]
- Lincoln green - Lincoln, UK
- Macassar oil - Makassar, Indonesia
- Magenta - Magenta, Lombardy
- Marathon race - Marathon, Greece
- Mayonaisse - Mahón, Menorca, Spain
- Muscovy glass - Moscow, Russia
- Nankeen - Nanking, China [25]
- Norfolk wherry - Norfolk, UK
- Orenburg shawl - Orenburg, Russia
- Oxford bags - Oxford, UK
- Oxford brogues - Oxford, UK
- Panama hat - Panama
- Paris Green - Paris, France
- Parchment - Pergamon, Turkey [26]
- Plaster of Paris - Paris, France
- Pho - Vietnam
- Pomfret Cakes - Pontefract, Yorkshire, UK
- Port wine - Porto, Portugal
- Portland cement - Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK [27]
R-Z
A Tula gingerbread with the Coat of Arms of Russia printed.
- Roman candle (firework) - Rome, Italy
- Rugby football - Rugby, Warwickshire, UK [28]
- Russian guitar - Russia
- Russian Mountains - Russia[29]
- Samian ware - Samos, Greece [30]
- Sherry - Jerez de la Frontera, Spain [31]
- Sienna - Siena, Italy
- Trojan horse - Troy, Turkey
- Tula gingerbread - Tula, Russia[32]
- Venetian blind - Venice, Italy
- Venetian glass - Venice, Italy
- Yorkshire pudding - Yorkshire, UK
- Worcester sauce - Worcester, UK [33]
- Worsted - Worstead, Norfolk, UK [34]
- Zhostovo painting - Zhostovo, Russia
See also
- List of inventions named after people
- List of inventors
- List of inventors killed by their own inventions
References
- ↑ "History of Badminton". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bakewell Tart". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Define Balaclava". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Sally Lunn's". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ J. R. Gilfillan, S. G. Gilbert, The Historic Belfast Timber Truss - A Way to Promote Sustainable Roof Construction, 2002.
- ↑ "history of the Bikini". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Facts about Bordeaux mixture". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "Define Bungalow". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Define Cambric". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Camembert:The History of the Cheese". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Calicut". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Cognac Region France". Western France Tourist Board. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Corinthian Bronze" (PDF). Gold Bulletin. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ↑ "Dutch Delftware". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ↑ "History of Denim" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "0.303 Rifle". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Dymkovo toy: all about the history and the best makers (Russian)
- ↑ "1920s Hairstyles". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ↑ "Fez Hats". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Traditional Scottish Recipes". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ↑ "Casual Denim Jeans". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Khokhloma Ware: Folk art for the masses by Stuart King
- ↑ "Leyden jars". Spark Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Define Limousine". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "On-line Dictionary". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ↑ "Inventions and Discoveries". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "The Development of Portland Cement". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Rugby Football History". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Roller Coasters A Thrill Seeker's Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines pg 14 (1st Published Edition)
- ↑ "Samian Ware- An Introduction". New archeology. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ↑ "Sherry Wines in Spain". Linc Spanish School. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Tula gingerbread at russia.worlds.ru (Russian)
- ↑ "National County Guide". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "The Free Dictionary". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
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